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| Table 379. | Employment of 12th-graders, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992 |
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| | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Socioeconomic status\1\| Location of school
Employment |Total | |_____________________________________|___________________________| attended
characteristic | |_____________|White |Black | His- |Asian/ |American| Low |Middle|Middle| High |______________________
| | Male |Female| | |panic |Pacific| Indian | | low | high | |Urban |Suburban|Rural
| | | | | | |Islande| | | | | | | |
___________________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______|________|______|______|______|______|______|________|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
___________________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______|________|______|______|______|______|______|________|______
| Percentage distribution
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Average hours worked per | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
week during senior year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ..................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0
Did not work during year ..| 31.8| 33.0| 30.7| 27.6| 47.4| 38.9| 43.3| 45.0| 38.2| 29.8| 28.2| 32.5| 35.6| 29.4| 31.6
1 to 5 hours ..............| 6.8| 6.0| 7.6| 7.0| 4.9| 6.0| 9.5| 8.5| 5.2| 5.5| 5.8| 10.1| 6.7| 6.6| 7.2
6 to 10 hours .............| 9.8| 8.9| 10.7| 11.2| 6.5| 5.3| 6.7| 5.6| 6.7| 8.3| 10.6| 12.6| 9.4| 9.6| 10.6
11 to 15 hours ............| 12.7| 11.1| 14.4| 14.1| 7.2| 11.3| 9.3| 6.2| 9.5| 11.9| 13.7| 15.0| 12.2| 13.6| 12.1
16 to 20 hours ............| 16.1| 15.0| 17.2| 17.3| 11.9| 13.3| 13.5| 12.5| 13.4| 18.6| 18.4| 14.0| 14.3| 18.3| 14.9
More than 20 hours ........| 22.7| 26.0| 19.5| 22.8| 22.1| 25.2| 17.7| 22.3| 27.1| 25.9| 23.3| 15.8| 21.7| 22.5| 23.7
21 to 25 hours ..........| 9.8| 10.2| 9.5| 10.0| 8.8| 10.7| 8.1| 12.0| 10.2| 10.9| 10.8| 8.0| 9.5| 10.6| 9.1
26 to 30 hours ..........| 5.6| 6.5| 4.8| 5.5| 6.4| 6.6| 4.4| 3.8| 6.8| 6.4| 5.9| 3.4| 5.3| 5.7| 5.8
31 to 35 hours ..........| 2.5| 3.1| 1.9| 2.6| 2.4| 2.4| 0.8| 5.0| 3.6| 3.2| 2.4| 1.3| 2.3| 2.5| 2.7
36 to 40 hours ..........| 3.3| 4.2| 2.4| 3.3| 2.9| 4.1| 3.7| 0.9| 4.3| 4.2| 2.7| 2.1| 3.3| 2.4| 4.3
More than 40 hours ......| 1.5| 2.0| 1.0| 1.5| 1.7| 1.4| 0.8| 0.7| 2.2| 1.4| 1.6| 1.0| 1.3| 1.4| 1.8
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Most recent type of work | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
for employed students | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ..................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0
Lawn work or odd jobs .....| 2.2| 4.2| 0.3| 2.5| 0.8| 0.9| 1.7| 5.3| 2.3| 2.0| 2.1| 2.5| 1.3| 2.2| 2.9
Food service ..............| 24.0| 22.2| 25.7| 22.8| 34.8| 24.8| 22.9| 24.6| 28.0| 26.6| 25.1| 18.6| 23.6| 23.1| 25.4
Delivery person ...........| 1.6| 2.5| 0.6| 1.5| 1.9| 1.1| 3.2| 1.3| 0.8| 1.7| 1.3| 2.1| 1.5| 1.7| 1.5
Babysitter or child care ..| 4.3| 0.6| 7.9| 4.8| 2.4| 2.2| 5.0| 1.1| 3.2| 3.9| 4.5| 5.4| 4.9| 4.4| 3.9
Camp counselor/lifeguard ..| 0.7| 0.8| 0.7| 0.9| # | 0.5| 0.6| # | 0.2| 0.3| 0.9| 1.3| 0.8| 0.9| 0.5
Farm worker ...............| 2.2| 4.4| 0.1| 2.7| # | 1.1| # | # | 3.7| 3.3| 1.6| 1.1| 0.2| 1.1| 5.5
Mechanic ..................| 1.4| 2.8| # | 1.5| 0.7| 1.5| 1.0| 1.4| 2.0| 1.8| 1.5| 0.6| 1.0| 1.3| 1.9
Grocery clerk or cashier ..| 14.5| 12.5| 16.4| 14.8| 15.9| 11.6| 8.5| 25.7| 15.5| 16.6| 14.5| 12.3| 14.2| 13.4| 16.4
Beautician ................| 0.2| 0.1| 0.3| 0.1| 1.1| 0.3| # | # | 0.6| 0.2| 0.2| 0.1| 0.2| 0.2| 0.3
House cleaning ............| 0.9| 0.7| 1.1| 0.8| 0.8| 2.0| 0.6| # | 1.5| 0.6| 1.2| 0.6| 0.7| 0.6| 1.4
Construction ..............| 2.0| 4.0| 0.1| 2.1| 1.0| 1.9| 0.9| 2.0| 2.6| 2.3| 1.9| 1.4| 1.4| 1.8| 2.7
Office or clerical ........| 6.9| 2.9| 10.7| 6.3| 9.2| 8.7| 12.1| 5.8| 6.3| 6.0| 7.2| 8.0| 9.0| 6.8| 5.4
Health services ...........| 1.6| 0.9| 2.3| 1.6| 2.1| 1.1| 1.0| 4.5| 2.5| 2.0| 1.4| 0.9| 1.5| 1.6| 1.7
Salesperson .............. | 11.8| 9.8| 13.7| 12.0| 8.7| 11.9| 15.0| 7.9| 7.2| 8.8| 12.5| 15.8| 13.4| 14.1| 7.3
Warehouse worker ..........| 2.1| 3.9| 0.4| 2.2| 1.3| 1.7| 2.0| 2.3| 1.7| 2.5| 1.9| 2.1| 2.0| 2.3| 1.9
Other .....................| 23.5| 27.7| 19.6| 23.5| 19.3| 28.8| 25.4| 18.3| 22.0| 21.4| 22.3| 27.4| 24.4| 24.6| 21.3
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Most recent hourly wage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
for employed students | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ..................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0
Less than $4.25 per hour ..| 9.9| 7.2| 12.4| 10.3| 8.3| 8.8| 7.9| 5.8| 12.2| 11.4| 9.0| 8.0| 7.9| 7.5| 14.8
$4.25 to $6.00 per hour ...| 77.5| 75.6| 79.2| 76.7| 80.9| 81.1| 77.0| 79.3| 79.0| 76.8| 80.0| 74.8| 80.1| 77.0| 75.8
$6.01 to $8.00 per hour ...| 7.7| 10.3| 5.3| 8.0| 5.8| 6.1| 10.7| 6.7| 5.3| 8.3| 6.8| 9.3| 7.3| 9.2| 6.1
$8.01 or more per hour ....| 5.0| 6.9| 3.2| 5.1| 5.0| 4.0| 4.5| 8.3| 3.5| 3.5| 4.1| 7.9| 4.8| 6.3| 3.4
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#Rounds to zero. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/92), "Second Follow-up, Student Survey, 1992." (This table was prepared August 1995.)
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